ice station

American  

noun

1. a camp or base in an isolated part of the Arctic or Antarctic, manned by specialists to monitor the weather, geological formations, wildlife, etc.

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ice station British  

noun

1. a scientific research station in polar regions, where ice movement, weather, and environmental conditions are monitored

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Etymology

Origin of ice station

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

At the same time U.S. movie theaters in 1968 were showing nuclear sub captain Rock Hudson on a stealth mission to recover Russian secrets in “Ice Station Zebra,” a similarly risky and possibly more outlandish Cold War retrieval mission was on the horizon in real life, this one involving an intel-rich Soviet nuclear-armed sub that had sunk to the bottom of the Pacific only months prior.

From Los Angeles Times

The moon rises over Arctic ice near the 2011 Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska March 18, 2011.

From Reuters

Alistair MacLean is well known for writing “The Guns of Navarone,” “Ice Station Zebra” and other highly successful novels.

From New York Times

Oliver said she did not pursue the idea until the collective approached her again in 2015 and asked her to install her climate change-themed art project Ice Station Quellette featuring Space Owl in the House of Eternal Return.

From Washington Times

The Canadian Coast Guard vessel Des Groseilliers mounted a drift mission in the late 1990s which became known as Ice Station SHEBA.

From BBC